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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Thomas Sowdons"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Thomas Sowdons")') GROUP BY eventid ORDER BY weight() desc, eventdate asc OPTION field_weights=(perftitleclean=100, commentpclean=75, commentcclean=75, roleclean=100, performerclean=100, authnameclean=100), ranker=sph04

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We found 5448 matches on Author, 673 matches on Performance Comments, 382 matches on Event Comments, 58 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Related Works
Related Work: The Orphan; or, The Unhappy Marriage Author(s): Thomas Otway

Afterpiece Title: Cephalus and Procris

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Related Works
Related Work: The Orphan; or, The Unhappy Marriage Author(s): Thomas Otway

Afterpiece Title: The Cobler of Preston

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Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Related Works
Related Work: The Orphan; or, The Unhappy Marriage Author(s): Thomas Otway

Afterpiece Title: The Sailor's Wedding; or, The Humours of Wapping

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Amorous Widow

Related Works
Related Work: The Amorous Widow; or, The Wanton Wife Author(s): Thomas Betterton

Afterpiece Title: A Journey to Bristol; or, The Faithful Welshman

Dance: TTwo Pierrots-Poitier, Nivelon

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Related Works
Related Work: The Orphan; or, The Unhappy Marriage Author(s): Thomas Otway

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Related Works
Related Work: Oroonoko Author(s): Thomas Southerne
Related Work: The Royal Slave Author(s): Thomas Southerne

Dance: In II: Grand Dance of Moors-Essex, Lally, Rainton, Thurmond, Haughton; End II: Harlequins-Master Lally, Miss Brett; III: French Gardener-Rainton, Mrs Walter; IV: English Maggots-Rainton, Mrs Walter; V: A new Grand Dance call'd Le Chaconist-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Prophetess

Related Works
Related Work: The Prophetess; or, The History of Dioclesian Author(s): Thomas Betterton

Afterpiece Title: The Sultan

Related Works
Related Work: The Sultan Author(s): Thomas Arne

Song: Leveridge, Laguerre, Rochetti, Salway, Papillon, Mrs Wright, Mrs Seedo, Mrs Cantrell

Dance: Salle, Dupre, Glover, Pelling, Newhouse, Dupre Jr, Delagarde, Mrs Pelling, Mrs Ogden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant

Related Works
Related Work: The Royal Merchant Author(s): Thomas Hull

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Cast
Role: Sir Thomas Actor: Hippisley
Related Works
Related Work: Hob; or, The Country Wake Author(s): Thomas Doggett

Dance: SScottish Dance-Mrs Bullock; Last new Comic Dance-Newhouse, Miss Wherrit

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The History Of Bonduca

Afterpiece Title: Hob

Related Works
Related Work: Hob; or, The Country Wake Author(s): Thomas Doggett

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant; Or, The Sick Lady's Cure

Related Works
Related Work: The Picture; or, Cuckold in Conceit Author(s): Thomas Arne

Afterpiece Title: Hob; or, The Country Wake

Related Works
Related Work: Hob; or, The Country Wake Author(s): Thomas Doggett

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Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Related Works
Related Work: Oroonoko Author(s): Thomas Southerne
Related Work: The Royal Slave Author(s): Thomas Southerne

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Performance Comment: Hob-Laguerre; Sir Thomas-Hippisley; Friendly-Salway; Old Hob-Hall; Roger-Clark; Dick-H. Bullock; Flora-Mrs Cantrell; Betty-Mrs Kilby; Hob's Mother-Mrs Egleton.
Cast
Role: Sir Thomas Actor: Hippisley
Related Works
Related Work: Hob; or, The Country Wake Author(s): Thomas Doggett

Dance: TTwo Pierrots-Poitier, Nivelon; Saraband-Glover, Miss LaTour

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Timon Of Athens; Or, The Man-hater

Related Works
Related Work: The History of Timon of Athens, the Man-Hater Author(s): Thomas Shadwell
Related Work: Timon of Athens Author(s): Thomas ShadwellThomas Hull

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserv'd; Or, A Plot Discover'd

Related Works
Related Work: Venice Preserv'd; or, A Plot Discover'd Author(s): Thomas Otway
Related Work: Venice Preserv'd Author(s): Thomas Otway

Afterpiece Title: The Cobler of Preston

Dance: FFingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tunbridge Walks; Or, The Yeoman Of Kent

Related Works
Related Work: Tunbridge-Walks: or, The Yeoman of Kent Author(s): Thomas Baker

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Dance: Eaton, Miss Sandham

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Amorous Widow; Or, The Wanton Wife

Related Works
Related Work: The Amorous Widow; or, The Wanton Wife Author(s): Thomas Betterton

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda; or, The Cheats of Harlequin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Related Works
Related Work: Oroonoko Author(s): Thomas Southerne
Related Work: The Royal Slave Author(s): Thomas Southerne

Afterpiece Title: TThe Jovial Crew

Dance: Essex, Lally, Rainton, Thurmond, Haughton, Master Lally, Mrs Walter, Miss Robinson, Miss Brett

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan; Or, The Unhappy Marriage

Related Works
Related Work: The Orphan; or, The Unhappy Marriage Author(s): Thomas Otway

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tunbridge Walks

Related Works
Related Work: Tunbridge-Walks: or, The Yeoman of Kent Author(s): Thomas Baker

Afterpiece Title: The Lovers Opera

Dance: Mrs Tollett, Miss Sandham

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Prophetess

Related Works
Related Work: The Prophetess; or, The History of Dioclesian Author(s): Thomas Betterton

Afterpiece Title: The Sultan

Related Works
Related Work: The Sultan Author(s): Thomas Arne

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music proper to the Opera-; Vocal Parts-Leveridge, Laguerre, Rochetti, Salway, Papillon, Mrs Wright, Mrs Seedo, Mrs Cantrel

Dance: Salle, DuPre, Glover, Pelling, Newhouse, DuPre Jr, Delagarde, Mrs Pelling, Mrs Ogden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant

Related Works
Related Work: The Royal Merchant Author(s): Thomas Hull

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Related Works
Related Work: Oroonoko Author(s): Thomas Southerne
Related Work: The Royal Slave Author(s): Thomas Southerne

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: As17311211

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Amorous Widow

Related Works
Related Work: The Amorous Widow; or, The Wanton Wife Author(s): Thomas Betterton

Afterpiece Title: Apollo and Daphne

Dance: In afterpiece: Grand Dance of Momus (from Perseus and Andromeda)-; Hornpipe-Jones in Character of a Sailor; Tambourine-Miss Rogers

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Related Works
Related Work: The Orphan; or, The Unhappy Marriage Author(s): Thomas Otway

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant

Related Works
Related Work: The Royal Merchant Author(s): Thomas Hull

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Amorous Widow

Related Works
Related Work: The Amorous Widow; or, The Wanton Wife Author(s): Thomas Betterton

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery